Box Score WISE - -  Visiting West Liberty University scored a 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 27-25) Mountain East Conference volleyball victory over host UVa-Wise at the Prior Center on Friday.  The victorious Hilltoppers (11-14, 6-5 MEC) were led by Chelsea Bertie who finished the match with nine kills on 17 attempts while adding two digs and a block assist.

UVa-Wise (6-16, 1-9 MEC) fell behind 10-5 in the opening set only to rally to tie the set at 15 thanks to a pair of service aces from Jessica Henry and three errors by West Liberty.  The Hilltoppers would answer back with a 4-0 run to open a 20-16 lead and never look back en route to a 25-20 set one win. 

The second set of the match saw the Cavaliers gain a 7-3 advantage only to see the visitors storm back with a 12-2 run en route to a 25-16 win.  In the set, West Liberty finished with a .400 hitting percentage and committed just two hitting errors.

UVa-Wise appeared to be on the cusp on sending the match to a fourth set as the host led by as many as six points in the third set.  West Liberty rallied to tie the match at 23 and eventually took a 24-23 lead in the set only to see UVa-Wise score back-to-back points on a ball handling error and Karley Allen kill.  From there, the Hilltoppers scored consecutive points as Nicole Sadecky and Peyton Miller each produced a kill to win the match.

Overall, Allen led all players with 14 kills, she also added 11 digs.  Teammate Brittni Altmann finished with a match-high 12 digs while Jessica Henry's 29 assists were also a match-high.  Chelsea Byrge and Miranda Garmenn combined for 30 assists for West Liberty.

The Cavaliers will return to play on Saturday morning when West Virginia Wesleyan visits the Prior Center.  First serve is set for 11 am and you can see the action live on www.uvawisecavs.com